AFL 2018
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2018:
My neighbor is a big man. I've been in him all week. We're going to sit down and watch him this afternoon
You guys have quite a special relationship then.
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Well, that was awesome. The Dees out to a decent early lead and were 20 points up or thereabouts for most of the game, then the Eagles came back and got their noses in front for the first time when the scores were in the 90s, before the Dees scored a couple of late goals and eventually won by I think 17. Pretty sure this guarantees the Dees will play finals football, while the Eagles are now not assured of a top two spot and a life in the finals. What a way to break the season-long hoo doo agiant top 8 (actually top 9) teams: as far away from home as possible and against a competition front runner.
Maybe, just maybe, this is the perfect elixer and confidence booster at the perfect time. We'll see next week against GWS.
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Massive win for the Dees. Hats off to Gawn. He looked cooked about 10 into the final term and just kept motoring on. I reckon he’s a genuine Brownlow prospect given he’s been a standout in his team and the Dees have won enough.
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I'm rapt. Need to have a look-see at who we might get in the first round.
Here’s a decent predictor of where it all might land after the final round.
The finals equation: All potential Round 23 and AFL finals scenarios explained for every top 8 contender
The finals equation: All potential Round 23 scenarios explained
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The look of tension on my mates face when the Dees went behind late in the last was priceless. But then so was his absolute joy when they kicked away to win it. Good win, and they get to play finals. Wonder if that particular monkey getting off the back will free them up?
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Actually a decent last round of games
Port need to win to have any chance of finals. They are probably cooked because Geelong have the Suns, but they'll go all out. Missing the finals is a very poor result for them given where they thought they were.
Sydney v Hawks, winner gets top 4, loser drops to 6th.
Dees v Giants winner gets a home final in the first week. No chance of either making the top 4 unless Sydney v Hawks is a draw.
So it's looking like
Tigers v Hawks/Sydney
West Coast v CollingwoodGWS/Melbourne v Geelong
Sydney/Hawks v Melbourne/GWS -
GWS has a terrible injury toll and it will take a huge improvement from their bottom 6-8 players to really impact the finals.
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It’s looking like Tom lynch , Gold Coast captain and full forward will be joining the tigers next year as a free agent , so Richmond get him for nothing .
As a tiger supporter I’m pumped , but I reckon the afl will be thinking why did we agree to introduce free agency ?
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@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2018:
It’s looking like Tom lynch , Gold Coast captain and full forward will be joining the tigers next year as a free agent , so Richmond get him for nothing .
As a tiger supporter I’m pumped , but I reckon the afl will be thinking why did we agree to introduce free agency ?
Free agency absolutely works for teams in Victoria who are challenging for flags. It does not work for anyone else.
Lynch is a gun, but it will be interesting to see how he fits in to Richmond's system.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2018:
@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2018:
It’s looking like Tom lynch , Gold Coast captain and full forward will be joining the tigers next year as a free agent , so Richmond get him for nothing .
As a tiger supporter I’m pumped , but I reckon the afl will be thinking why did we agree to introduce free agency ?
Free agency absolutely works for teams in Victoria who are challenging for flags. It does not work for anyone else.
Lynch is a gun, but it will be interesting to see how he fits in to Richmond's system.
The thinking was at the time , that teams at the top of the ladder would struggle to keep all their stars , and cashed up teams near the bottom could benefit as the top sides struggle with the salary cap.
But they didn’t take into account , players in those bottom sides , who might want to chase some success
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Is he a restricted free agent?
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@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2018:
@mariner4life said in AFL 2018:
@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2018:
It’s looking like Tom lynch , Gold Coast captain and full forward will be joining the tigers next year as a free agent , so Richmond get him for nothing .
As a tiger supporter I’m pumped , but I reckon the afl will be thinking why did we agree to introduce free agency ?
Free agency absolutely works for teams in Victoria who are challenging for flags. It does not work for anyone else.
Lynch is a gun, but it will be interesting to see how he fits in to Richmond's system.
The thinking was at the time , that teams at the top of the ladder would struggle to keep all their stars , and cashed up teams near the bottom could benefit as the top sides struggle with the salary cap.
But they didn’t take into account , players in those bottom sides , who might want to chase some success
North throwing huge money at everyone and getting no one proved it doesn't work. Players will sacrifice a decent wedge of coin to abandon a dumpster fire of a club. Suns are boned for ever.
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@act-crusader said in AFL 2018:
GWS has a terrible injury toll and it will take a huge improvement from their bottom 6-8 players to really impact the finals.
Here's hoping the Dees can keep chalking up wins vs top 8 sides now, including GWS this weekend.
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@act-crusader said in AFL 2018:
GWS has a terrible injury toll and it will take a huge improvement from their bottom 6-8 players to really impact the finals.
Here's hoping the Dees can keep chalking up wins vs top 8 sides now, including GWS this weekend.
haha 1 win and exectations are through the roof.
GWS. Jesus, they just can't keep players on the field. Two years in a row hammered by injury.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2018:
@act-crusader said in AFL 2018:
GWS has a terrible injury toll and it will take a huge improvement from their bottom 6-8 players to really impact the finals.
Here's hoping the Dees can keep chalking up wins vs top 8 sides now, including GWS this weekend.
haha 1 win and exectations are through the roof.
GWS. Jesus, they just can't keep players on the field. Two years in a row hammered by injury.
Momentum
I'm really hopeful such a good win can be their springboard to bigger and better results.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2018:
@act-crusader said in AFL 2018:
GWS has a terrible injury toll and it will take a huge improvement from their bottom 6-8 players to really impact the finals.
Here's hoping the Dees can keep chalking up wins vs top 8 sides now, including GWS this weekend.
haha 1 win and exectations are through the roof.
GWS. Jesus, they just can't keep players on the field. Two years in a row hammered by injury.
Momentum
I'm really hopeful such a good win can be their springboard to bigger and better results.
mate, I'm with you. I would love Melbourne to be the fairytale of 2018. three droughts broken in a row
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If they get past the first round, I think I'll have to head over (unless they're off to Perth). One of the very best sports experiences I've ever had was a finals game in 2002 between the Dees and Crows at the MCG. It was nearly full I think, the score swung back and forth including some wide margins, the crowd was in full voice ('you're going home in a divvy van' etc) and despite losing the game, I had a very cool time.
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Finals in AFL are a great experience , went to 2 in 95 I think it was against the bombers , won that then lost the prelim to geelong , 2001 went to a win against Carlton
Ive had a few not so good ones , losses , think it was Carlton , Port , North in consecutive years more recently , went to all of them ,
Then last year the 3, quarter against Geelong , prelim against GWS and the GF , went to all 3 in 4 weeks ,
What a ride that was .
